2010-01-31
post/363181850
quote 13:37:00
“ At CES here on Friday, graphics chipmaker Nvidia showed a tablet, or slate, computer running a “demo” Motorola-Verizon tablet interface on top of the Google Android operating system. ”
Brooke Crothers, a couple of weeks ago, in Tablet runs Motorola-Verizon software, Android. Maybe Google might not want to compete with a tablet, but ICD/Motorola/Verizon might.
On the other hand, even this short demo feels like it shows a lot of the dangers for an Apple competitor. For example, the commentary on the video states that the device can run either Android or Windows CE: why not pick just one? The photos app looks nowhere near as straightforward or, for want of a better word, pleasurable as the iPad’s demo has.
On top of that, the fact that multiple companies are involved is usually a bad sign. Still, it’ll be interesting to see if this can resist the juggernaut when (if?) it ships.
